Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2018

Crowded networks at events can cause problems for some wireless systems; today’s wireless solutions sometimes mean additional latency, reduction in visual quality, and range restrictions compared to being directly attached to a back-mounted PC. In an ideal world, VR headsets would be self-contained, comfortable, and unobtrusive.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 13, 2023

There are a number of third-party silicone covers on Amazon which fit right over the stock facepad, ranging from $10 to $15, and offer equal protection from face grime. Many on Amazon can even do fast charging , although getting one with data transfer is hit and miss. Note : to play PC VR games via Link, you’ll need a VR-ready PC.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset. Facebook hires the first Oculus Ambassadors. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

I expect the smartglasses from Facebook, first of all, to be Facebook-branded (so, goodbye Oculus), to be very stylish (remember that Luxottica is the leading company for glasses and sunglasses), and to be able to connect to the smartphone without a tether. while we have seen the complicated life of Oculus hands-on booths at Best Buy.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As described in my first HTC Vive Tracker article earlier this year: “Vive Tracker is a wireless, battery-powered SteamVR tracked accessory that provides highly accurate, low latency 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) motion tracking within a roomscale environment.”. Image by Rob Cole). This was quickly solved using a five meters long active USB 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

I expected a lot of AR/VR news from there, like the announcement of the price of the Vive Pro or the release of the Oculus Go by Xiaomi and Facebook… but actually I’ve been disappointed by everyone. This new technology standard reduces a lot the latency of communication and increments a lot of its speed.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

It will be a great time for us, as when there was the Oculus Share, and every experiment could have big visibility easily. For sure they’ll tease something (Facebook could do that at F8… and by the way, I think that its AR glasses won’t have the “Oculus” brand ), but a launch will require many years.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 30, 2020

” He also pointed out the development over at Amazon, where last month the company announced AWS Wavelength for ultra-low latency 5G computing at the edge, something that will have a direct impact on using and building the next generation of AR and VR headgear.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It’s an exciting day for Oculus Quest as the headset can finally be cabled to a PC to play Oculus Rift videogames, all thanks to Oculus Link. The only problem, what cables are compatible and suitable for VR gaming to make sure you don’t have issues arise such as latency.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 10, 2017

The 5 Most Important Announcements from CES 2017 on VR & AR 1) Intel’s ‘Merged Reality’ Demo Brings Actual Hands Into VR on Oculus Rift Intel demoed 2 things at CES: 1) they demoed Intel’s technology to bring your hands into VR, no controller required, with Intel’s Merged Reality RealSense. 2) They demoed Project Alloy.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

You can purchase both headset versions from the Meta Store in 23 countries or through select retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Argos, or Target. With the Touch Plus controllers, there are no tracking rings, common among 6DoF consumer controllers since the introduction of the Oculus Rift. and come with low-latency hyper-speed technology.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device. Starting with the Device itself: today we use smartphones, and tomorrow we may be using some kind of headset, glasses or audio-only wearable, with different kinds of control or head/gaze tracking.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 4, 2020

Let's say you have a half a second delay right now, which we are trying to reduce it to like almost near zero latency. We need 5G in there, to reduce the latency!" Because latency would be the biggest problem with remote surgeries that I can see. We are actually hosting an app on the Oculus Quest. Alan: Great.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 4, 2020

Let's say you have a half a second delay right now, which we are trying to reduce it to like almost near zero latency. We need 5G in there, to reduce the latency!" Because latency would be the biggest problem with remote surgeries that I can see. We are actually hosting an app on the Oculus Quest. Alan: Great.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 4, 2020

Let's say you have a half a second delay right now, which we are trying to reduce it to like almost near zero latency. We need 5G in there, to reduce the latency!" Because latency would be the biggest problem with remote surgeries that I can see. We are actually hosting an app on the Oculus Quest. Alan: Great.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This week has been the week of the Oculus Connect 6 , the biggest yearly event by Oculus where the VR company announces all its most important news, both on hardware and software sides. Oculus Link. You can even access to Oculus Home and Dash. Oculus Link will be available in beta in November 2019.

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CraneMorley

AUGUST 1, 2023

This means that there are still some challenges to overcome, such as latency and bandwidth issues. Microsoft is also working to develop new technologies that will enable the industrial metaverse, such as: 5G: 5G will provide the high-speed, low-latency connectivity that is needed to support the industrial metaverse.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. And I got the Oculus Go, thinking, “Oh, this is gonna be great for VR.” And so when the Oculus Quest came out, we kind of said, “We’ll just wait, it’s not going to be as good.” I mean, it was imperceivable, the latency.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. And I got the Oculus Go, thinking, “Oh, this is gonna be great for VR.” And so when the Oculus Quest came out, we kind of said, “We’ll just wait, it’s not going to be as good.” I mean, it was imperceivable, the latency.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

monthly connected headsets only on Steam (so this doesn’t consider Oculus Store users and PSVR users), and t he year-over-year growth is +75%. He said that only on Christmas day, people spent $5M on the Oculus Store , and we can expect that most of this money was spent on Quest. Amazon promises “single-digit latency” XR streaming.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

I think that Gartner was not referring to the consumer market, where VR is still unripe (even if devices like the Oculus Quest and the Vive Focus Plus are helping it in becoming more widespread), but at the B2B one, where VR is already helping companies to spare money (e.g. thanks to a better training).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When you walk into a Best Buy’s or you walk into any retailer, they’re selling you the Amazon Echo and they’re selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video. So something like an Oculus Go, for example, allows you to look around and be inside of a video. But you can’t move around in it.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When you walk into a Best Buy's or you walk into any retailer, they're selling you the Amazon Echo and they're selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video. So something like an Oculus Go, for example, allows you to look around and be inside of a video. But you can't move around in it.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

After the free September 9th update, the VR game will expand to allow 2 players wearing Oculus Quest 2 VR Headsets to freely roam in 100 square feet of shared playspace. This is now only possible wearing a backpack PC and VR headset in special locations like Sandbox VR, Zero Latency, and Dreamscape.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When you walk into a Best Buy’s or you walk into any retailer, they’re selling you the Amazon Echo and they’re selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video. So something like an Oculus Go, for example, allows you to look around and be inside of a video. But you can’t move around in it.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For example, when Oculus released their touch controllers in December, I was amazed by how much more real and complete each experience felt, driven simply by the fact that I could see and articulate my hands within VR. The result for me and other Oculus owners was a dramatic increase in the fun factor and time spent in VR.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Other designs we've not yet tested are also available on Amazon. Amazon - Official Quest 3 Elite Strap - $69.99 Amazon - Official Quest 3 Elite Strap With Battery - $129.99 Amazon - Aukiba Head Strap and Battery Pack - $79.99 Amazon - Kuject Comfort Strap - $39.99 Amazon - Casematrix Hard Shell Quest 3 Case - $18.99

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote. January 2016.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Meta Quest 3 (left) and Apple Vision Pro (right) We once asked Oculus executive Jason Rubin whether his company was considering a tethered compute model. To legally download movies on Quest you have to sideload the Android phone APKs of Netflix or Amazon Prime Video from your computer. This is a watershed moment for VR-style headsets.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. Now, the day is here, and the wait was… worth it? MAGIC LEAP’S CONTROVERSY.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 is the device of the moment. Oculus Quest 2 Video Review. Oculus Quest 2 Video Review. If you want to watch a video review of the Oculus Quest 2 instead of reading my post, you can do it here! Opening an Oculus’s box is always an experience before the experience for the user.

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